This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3477 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "lifB7iUXlDzr5dmI",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "LinkedIn Profile Discovery",
"tags": [
{
"id": "a8B9vqj0vNLXcKVQ",
"name": "template",
"createdAt": "2025-04-04T15:38:37.785Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-04-04T15:38:37.785Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "9ae64a3a-c7e7-45ca-88ee-ebf6144f3197",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a22416bb-ef9e-422f-b480-cd52d8c93bfa",
"name": "Person info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
220,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Linkedin Profile URLs"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5
},
{
"id": "a4699dd8-54ef-478e-9ff8-2c2046ad6ea8",
"name": "Search profile",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtop",
"notes": "This could take a few minutes depending on the number of rows",
"position": [
440,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://www.google.com/search?q={{ encodeURI($json['Person Info']) }}",
"prompt": "=This is Google Search results. the first results should be the Linkedin Page of {{ $json['Person Info'] }} \nReturn the Linkedin URL and nothing else.\nIf you cannot find the Linkedin URL, return an empty string. \nA valid Linkedin profile URL starts with \"https://www.linkedin.com/in/\"",
"resource": "extraction",
"operation": "query",
"sessionMode": "new",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"airtopApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2dd4d350-743e-48a7-ab69-d0996bc46f49",
"name": "Parse response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
660,
0
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
"jsCode": "const linkedInProfile = $json.data.modelResponse\nconst rowData = $('Person info').item.json\n\nreturn { json: {\n ...rowData,\n 'LinkedIn URL': linkedInProfile\n}};"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "3efc182a-8707-4c8d-8263-a2aebe62b0a7",
"name": "Update row",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
880,
0
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {},
"schema": [
{
"id": "Person Info",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Person Info",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Linkedin URL",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Linkedin URL",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Validated",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Validated",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "row_number",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"readOnly": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "row_number",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "autoMapInputData",
"matchingColumns": [
"row_number"
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {},
"operation": "update",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rjlKzphEbknNh_ToS9pR_dP_Tw93FsxDte5AI4LH5_E/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Linkedin Profile URLs"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "97cd5141-63d5-4ece-83eb-e544455097d3",
"connections": {
"Person info": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search profile",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Parse response": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update row",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search profile": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse response",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Person info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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airtopApigoogleSheetsOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
Are you tired of manually searching for LinkedIn profiles or paying expensive data providers for often outdated information? If you spend countless hours trying to find accurate LinkedIn URLs for your prospects or candidates, this automation will change your workflow forever.…
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